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Michael Shermer: Why people believe strange things

Complete description: www.ted.com Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Using video, images and music, professional skeptic Michael Shermer explores these an
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:10:39
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CFI-NYC | Michael Shermer: The Believing Brain

Complete description: On June 9, 2011, the Center for Inquiry-New York City and NYC Skeptics hosted noted skeptic and bestselling author Michael Shermer for a talk about his new book, "The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and
Thematic Section: Nonprofits & Activism
Duration: 00:59:42.750
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Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception

Complete description: www.ted.com Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He ex
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:14:39
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The Great Debate: Lennox vs Shermer 1/10

Complete description: Does God Exist? Dr Shermers Opening address a
Thematic Section: Nonprofits & Activism
Duration: 00:07:27
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Ask Michael Shermer Anything

Complete description: SALE TODAY: Learn Piano on iOS bit.ly BuyMichael Shermer's newest book here: amzn.to Michael Shermer is the author of The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies---How We Co
Thematic Section: Education
Duration: 00:34:23.250
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Shermer on Larry King Live with the UFOlogists

Complete description: A couple of times a year, in between his celebfest of stars, Larry King hosts the UFOlogists who regale the talk show king with an endless parade of blurry photographs, grainy videos, and breathless t
Thematic Section: Education
Duration: 00:44:58.500
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Michael Shermer: Baloney Detection Kit

Complete description: The first video from RDF TV! With a sea of information coming at us from all directions, how do we sift out the misinformation and bogus claims, and get to the truth? Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazi
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:11:00.750
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Michael Shermer: Why Darwin Matters

Complete description: Michael Shermer, the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, argues Why Darwin Matters: Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Battle for Science and Religion in this talk presented by the Division of
Thematic Section: Education
Duration: 00:43:58.500
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Michael Shermer Tests Acupuncture

Complete description: One of the oldest forms of so-called alternative or complementary medicine is the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture, now claimed by many to be a science. Michael Shermer goes in search of what is beh
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:05:39.750
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Authors@Google: Michael Shermer

Complete description: Michael Shermer discusses his book "Mind of the Market" as part of the Authors@Google series. How did we evolve from ancient hunter-gatherers to modern consumer-traders? Why are people so irrational w
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:40:03
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Skeptic Michael Shermer on Atheism, Happiness, and the Free Market

Complete description: Whether they're intelligent design advocates, psychics, or 9/11 truthers, Skeptic Magazine's Founding Publisher Michael Shermer says the world is full of people who believe weird things. Shermer sat d
Thematic Section: News & Politics
Duration: 00:07:09
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hovind debate (Dr Shermer)

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Thematic Section: Howto & Style
Duration: 01:34:43.500
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Michael Shermer at the Reason Rally Wash. DC 3/24/2012

Complete description: How could you not admire someone who can get under Deepak Chopra's skin so quickly and effectively? He's like a ninja assassin skeptic.
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:04:26.250
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Michael Shermer Tests the Polygraph and Lie Detection Part 1

Complete description: Can the polygraph machine really scientifically measure if someone is lying, or are all those graphs and numbers just pseudoscience in the service of law enforcement? Can we tell if someone is lying t
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:06:17.250
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Michael Shermer Decodes the Bible Code

Complete description: The Bible Code claims that hidden in the first five books of the Bible in its original Hebrew text are hidden messages in code that made predictions thousands of years ago about current events, such a
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:05:05.250
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Mr. Deity and the Skeptic

Complete description: Skeptic Michael Shermer pleads his case before Jesus and Mr. Deity.
Thematic Section: Comedy
Duration: 00:05:15.750
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Deepak Chopra, Michael Shermer, Chapman University

Complete description: "Is there an Ultimate Reality?" and if yes, "Can it be accounted for by science such as mathematics, biology and physics?" Hear from Deepak Chopra, Michael Shermer and a panel of scientists address th
Thematic Section: Education
Duration: 01:26:32.250
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Michael Shermer Firewalking Across Hot Coals

Complete description: Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine and monthly columnist for Scientific American, tries his hand at firewalking barefoot across 1000-degree red hot coals and doesn't get burned. Dr. Sherme
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:05:06
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Michael Shermer Spoonbending

Complete description: Ever since the 1970s, spoonbending (and the bending of other cutlery, metal bars, and the like) has been held up as physical evidence for telekinesis, a form of PSI in which thoughts alone can alleged
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:04:53.250
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Michael Shermer - Be Skeptical

Complete description: Watch more at www.theyoungturks.com
Thematic Section: News & Politics
Duration: 00:09:06
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Michael Shermer Out of Body Experiment

Complete description: Michael Shermer travels to Laurentian University in Sudbury, Canada, to strap on the "God Helmet" in neuroscientist Michael Persinger's lab that duplicates out-of-body experiences, near-death experien
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:04:39
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Michael Shermer on the Science of Good and Evil at TAM 2

Complete description: In this talk from 2004, Dr. Michael Shermer (founder of The Skeptics Society and editor-in-chief of Skeptic Magazine) discusses "The Science of Good and Evil."
Thematic Section: Nonprofits & Activism
Duration: 00:38:38.250
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Shermer & Purdom Interview at Creation Museum

Complete description: Dr Michael Shermer and Dr Georgia Purdom talk at the Creation Museum. About Michael: www.michaelshermer.com About Georgia: www.answersingenesis.org Ken Ham blogged about us being there, you can see a
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:18:35.250
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Michael Shermer Learns the Art of Con Games Part 1

Complete description: The art of the con is as old as civilization, employing the skills of deception, misdirection, and the psychology of human greed and the desire to get something for nothing. In this episode Shermer em
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:05:05.250
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A Video Introduction to Skeptic magazine by Michael Shermer

Complete description: Dr. Michael Shermer, the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and the Executive Director of the Skeptics Society, introduces Skeptic magazine. Josh Timonen producer, videographer: Josh Timonen
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:04:30
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Michael Shermer Learns the Art of Con Games Part 2

Complete description: The art of the con is as old as civilization, employing the skills of deception, misdirection, and the psychology of human greed and the desire to get something for nothing. In this episode Shermer em
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:05:47.250
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Michael Shermer on How to Fake UFO Photographs

Complete description: The best evidence that UFOs represent spacecraft from other worlds consists of grainy photographs, blurry videos, and anecdotes about things that go bump in the night. In this episode Michael Shermer
Thematic Section: People & Blogs
Duration: 00:04:36
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Cognitive Bias and Pattern Seeking

Complete description: Excerpt from Michael Shermer's TED Talk (2005)
Thematic Section: Education
Duration: 00:04:18.750
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Michael Shermer - Transhumanism, The Singularity and Skepticism

Complete description: Micheael Shermer is interviewed about his views on the future of AI, the Technological Singularity, Transhumanism, and skepticism. This is not something that Michael Shermer usually talks about. Micha
Thematic Section: Science & Technology
Duration: 00:16:02.250
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